Li-Ming

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Li-Ming is a Ranged Assassin Hero from the Diablo universe. Until January 4, 2017, Li-Ming could be obtained for free via the Nexus Challenge.

Background

It’s a generally agreed upon fact of life among the denizens of Sanctuary that wizards and magical mayhem are never far apart. Although she understands people’s concerns, Li-Ming is entirely unapologetic for the destruction in her wake. She delights in unleashing devastating spells on her foes from afar, then teleporting away to frustrate her enemies’ attempts at striking back. Small minds may fear this kind of power, but Li-Ming wields the arcane forces of the universe with confidence and unmatched skill.

Gameplay Summary

Strengths

High sustained and burst damage
Capable to kite, escape and chase effectively with Teleport
Powerful when placed against heroes who utilizes death mechanism including Rexxar
High sustained damage against most stationary targets
Very low ability cooldown means she can bully a lane very effectively with assistance

Weaknesses

Weak against dive and crowd control
Mana hungry
High skill ceiling
Struggles against heroes who summon obstacles or monsters, which waste her damage output

Abilities

Traits

Heroic Abilities

Talents

Tier 1, Hero Level 1

Tier 2, Hero Level 4

Tier 3, Hero Level 7

Tier 4, Hero Level 10

Tier 5, Hero Level 13

Tier 6, Hero Level 16

Tier 7, Hero Level 20

Talent Builds

Tips

Matchups

Pairings

Auriel can easily fill her energy with allies that have high burst and deal potent area damage. Li-Ming fulfills this role perfectly; with low cooldowns on her abilities, straightforward raw damage and powerful Critical Mass, she can provide energy to Auriel quite fast when under the effects of Bestow Hope.

Li-Ming's high explosive cooldowns makes her a valuable ally to Malfurion. Her lack of crowd control abilities is balanced with Malfurion's Entangling Roots, allowing her to dish out damage. In addition, her very low cooldowns become even lower when affected by Innervate.

Li-Ming's low cooldowns and high spike damage makes her great to abuse Tyrande's Hunter's Mark.

Effective against

Cassia becomes a lightning rod for long-range spell-slingers such as Li-Ming. Her Avoidance grants her amazing survivability against basic attacks, but spell casters honestly couldn't care less. Since Cassia relies on closing gaps, hitting skill-shots, and pouncing on immobile or retreating Heroes, Li-Ming has all the tools to out-play and out-damage the lightning goddess.

Li-Ming’s high mobility and heavy burst combined can be a nightmare for Kel'Thuzad to deal with. She out-pokes him as well and is a large enough threat that if he stands still for any length of time to try to land his abilities, he risks taking heavy damage.

Lúcio is fantastic for long, drawn out fights, but struggles against enemies who can quickly burst their targets down. If even one of Lúcio’s teammates gets too low, Li-Ming can quickly take advantage and kill his entire team before he has the time to bring their Health pools back up.

Nothing is quite as frustrating for a Probius player than the constant loss of his Pylons. Li-Ming has enough range that she can easily kill Pylons almost as soon as they come up, and Probius doesn’t have a great answer to zone Li-Ming away due to her Teleport. She’s a difficult target to hit with Warp Rifts, and Probius’ low Health also makes him a prime kill target for a quick reset, which can dramatically swing the fight in Li-Ming’s favor.

Effective foes

Skins

Rebellious Wizard (base)


Rebellious Wizard	Veradani	Crimson	Indigo 100

Archon 100: Once, only wizards who had spent countless hours braving the inferno were able to attain the fabled archon armor. Those who adorned it were both respected and feared. Then came transmog...



Archon	Lovely	Shadow	Infernal 150

Tal Rasha 150: Few sorcerers are as famed as Tal Rasha, who sacrificed himself to imprison Baal during the Sin War. Those wizards who don his armor do so with the intent to live up to his legend.


Tal Rasha	Cobalt	Crimson	Nephalem 100

Star Princess 400: For eons, Earth has been protected by the magical Star Princess. Together, they stand against the Eternal Empire and its Space Lords in the name of love and friendship.; _{This skin is related to the Eternal Empire themed-skins. Features themed abilities.}


Star Princess	Magical	Dark	Thunder

Striker 400: Li-Ming is an avid student of magic, but it was her skills on the court that scored her a scholarship at the Ysharj Sanctum. As team captain, she intends to lead the Vizjerei Fireflies to victory.; _{This skin is related to the Burning Court themed-skins. Features themed abilities.}


Striker	Canary	Scarlet	Sapphire 600

Star Queen 400: All seemed lost as the star princesses fell one after another. But Li-Ming's refusal to give up hope awakened a new power inside her, transforming her into the legendary Star Queen.; _{This skin is related to the Eternal Empire themed-skins. Features themed abilities.}


Star Queen	Eternal	Neo

Templar 2400: Li-Ming may be strong-willed, but the will of Templar Li-Ming is stronger.; _{This skin is related to the StarCraft themed-skins. Features altered voice-over and themed abilities.}


Templar	Dark	Fire Ascendant	Onyx

Void

Lunar 400: To Li-Ming, the Lunar Festival of the Nexus was not so dissimilar from those of her homeland, Xiansai. Donning her favored finery, she joined in celebration with a nostalgic joy.


Lunar	Amber	Jade	Blossom 600


Heavenly 600	Imperial 600

Patch changes

(Patch April 24, 2018) Note: Nephalem Li-Ming added.
(Patch February 6, 2018) Note: Lunar skins added.
(Patch November 14, 2017) Note: Li-Ming’s prices have been reduced to 7,000 Gold and 625 Gems.
(Patch September 26, 2017) Note: Templar Li-Ming will now correctly play death sounds when killed.
(Patch September 5, 2017) Note: Sapphire Volleyball skin added.
(Patch August 8, 2017) Note: Templar Li-Ming, Dark Templar Li-Ming, First Ascendant Li-Ming, Onyx Templar Li-Ming, Void Templar Li-Ming skins added.
(Patch July 11, 2017) Note: Infernal Archon Li-Ming skin added.
(Patch June 13, 2017) Note: Tal Rasha Li-Ming skins added.
(Patch January 24, 2017) Note: Lunar skin added.; Fixed a minor animation issue affecting Li-Ming’s ball that could occur after exiting Archon form.
(Patch March 29, 2016) Note: New voiceover lines have been added for Li-Ming, who will now call out her own kill streaks.; Li-Ming will now properly play death sounds when killed.
(Patch February 2, 2016) Note: Added.